Paints & coatings
Our experts harness the optical, mechanical and rheological properties of minerals to provide you with high-performance, multi-functional extenders and fillers for use in water-borne, solvent-borne and powder paints and coatings.
The world’s widest range of solutions for paints and coatings
Imerys is the world’s leading supplier of high-quality calcium carbonate, diatomaceous earth, graphite and carbon, kaolin, leucophyllite, mica, perlite, talc* and wollastonite for paints & coatings markets worldwide.
Working hand in hand with our customers, we engineer the particle shape, size and colour of our minerals to help them meet the exact quality and performance requirements of their formulations.
Imerys minerals are ideal multi-functional extenders for water-borne, solvent-borne and powder decorative and industrial paints and coatings, where they improve optical performance, mechanical properties, rheology, paint stability, weather and stain resistance, mud cracking and barrier properties.
They also bring multiple benefits to mortars, renders and plasters, colour concentrates, varnishes, gel coats, inks and putties.
If you are looking for natural ways to enhance the performance of your paints and coatings, improve mechanical and optical properties, and provide qualities such as electrical or thermal conductivity, or cut down on your costs, we have minerals that can do all this and more.
Talk to our paints and coatings experts about how you want to improve your processes and products, and we’ll find the solutions that are right for you.
*Talc products are not available in the USA and Canada. Contact us for an alternative range.
Related applications
Experts by your side
At European Coatings Show 2025, Imerys will showcase its multimineral portfolio of sustainable solutions for Paints, Coatings and Building markets
Hall 3 - Booth 461
Imerys Kaolins de Bretagne in southwest Brittany hosted an open day to commemorate its 120th anniversary, bringing together the general public, site employees and their families, customers, representatives of local associations, local elected officials and other important regional stakeholders. The day also marked another significant milestone for the company's future, since it coincides with the renewal in 2023 of the prefectural order authorizing Imerys to continue its mining activities at Kaolin de Bretagne for a further 28 years.
From energy usage to emissions and natural resources, the construction industry has a huge impact on the environment. Today, this impact translates to revisions in building regulations, leveraging of technological advances and new materials, and greater adoption of sustainable construction methods. This sustainability is what we strive for.
Imerys organized and took part in a live discussion on how sustainable mineral solutions can help businesses reach their ESG goals – and the importance of including the entire supply chain in their efforts to reduce their environmental impact.
